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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO

Businesses considering adopting fixed wireless access (FWA) solutions—whether over 4G LTE or 5G networks—should understand both the security advantages of and potential pitfalls associated with the technology ahead of a deployment. All of these attacks can occur regardless of network access type, whether it’s cable, fiber, DSL or wireless.

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Wireless Security | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

Wireless security is not only a huge subject, but it’s also extremely important. Remember: Wireless signals are not contained to copper or fiber like a wired network — these signals leave your office and your building and travel a good distance. It was patched quickly but this raised wireless security questions about WPA2.

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Hybrid working: network managers need to take care of unfinished business

CIO

But even though hybrid working is here to stay, organizations may still lack the cybersecurity controls and business-grade internet connections, like SD-WAN, that are required to support remote and hybrid workers. NTT’s recipe for hybrid working begins with zero trust network architecture, identity management and multifactor authentication.

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A Vision of Radical Networking Simplicity

CIO

Count them: the home Wi-Fi, the ISP, the Internet, a Domain Name System (DNS) provider, a content delivery network (CDN), applications distributed among multiple providers in multiple clouds, credit authentication companies, a private customer information database. Tapping an app on a mobile device at home relies on many connections.

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How to protect your Ring from hackers (and Amazon partners)

The Parallax

READ MORE ON SECURING THE INTERNET OF THINGS. Time for a Department of the Internet of Things? Ring is now prompting new users to set up two-factor authentication to better prevent hackers from accessing Ring devices, though they can opt out. Step 1: Activate two-factor authentication in Ring’s app, if you haven’t already.

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Time To Spread The Word on Internet of Things Dangers: Read what FBI and DHS Cyber Centers Need Us All To Know

CTOvision

The FBI led Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is playing an increasingly important role in helping consumers and victims of fraud know the reality of the threats facing them from cyberspace. The following is from the IC3 alert at this link : INTERNET OF THINGS POSES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CYBER CRIME. Thermostats.

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Microsoft’s February 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses 75 CVEs (CVE-2023-23376)

Tenable

CVE-2023-21529, CVE-2023-21706 and CVE-2023-21707 share similarities with CVE-2022-41082, an authenticated RCE publicly disclosed in September 2022 that was a part of the ProxyNotShell attack chain , a variant of the ProxyShell attack chain discovered in August 2021. However, exploitation for this flaw does require authentication.

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